Good for Governor Walker of Wisconsin - he handled this mess pretty well and didn't blink.

Wisconsin governor signs into law union curbs

MADISON, Wis (Reuters) – Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed into law
on Friday sweeping new limits on collective bargaining for public sector
workers that have sparked a national debate over labor relations.

In a major setback for organized labor, the state Assembly on Thursday
voted 53-42 to approve the controversial bill, which has triggered the
biggest demonstrations in the Wisconsin capital since the Vietnam War.
The state Senate had earlier approved the measure despite a boycott of
Democratic senators.

"This morning Governor Walker fulfilled his promise to sign the budget
repair bill as soon as legally possible," Walker's office said in a
statement. A signing ceremony was scheduled for later on Friday.

Walker has said the bill, which sharply limits the union rights of
public workers and requires them to pay more of their health insurance
and pension costs, was needed to help the state close a $3.6 billion
budget deficit over two years.

The governor said on Friday that he was canceling the layoff warning
notices he sent late last week to public sector unions after lawmakers
approved the proposal to restrict union power.

Walker said the new powers for state and local government in the bill,
which he is expected to sign into law as early as Friday, would save $30
million in the current budget year, which ends June 30.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110311/us_nm/us_wisconsin_18

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